Program Detail:

Introduction
Implementing effective IT governance and control enhances stakeholder value by enabling more efficient and effective leveraging of IT assets. Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) provides best practice in IT Governance for IT professionals and managers. Created by the IT Governance Institute (ITGI), COBIT provides a comprehensive set of measures, indicators, processes and control objectives across a broad spectrum of IT processes.

The COBIT Foundation course is an interactive, classroom-based learning experience. Participants learn about the need for an IT control framework and how COBIT addresses this need by providing a globally accepted IT governance and control framework. This course explains the elements and supporting materials of the COBIT framework in a logical and example-driven approach for everyone interested in obtaining foundation level knowledge of COBIT.


COBIT Foundation Exam
In this course, you have the opportunity to take the COBIT Foundation Exam on the final day of class. The COBIT Foundation Exam is a 60 minute, 40 questions, multiple-choice exam, administered and marked by Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). You must achieve a passing mark of 70% to achieve certification.

Business Beam (Pvt.) Limited is an "Official Licensee of COBIT Content for Training".


Contents

• Need for an IT control framework and how this is addressed by COBIT
• The elements of the COBIT Framework with practical examples
• IT governance issues and how COBIT addresses the need for sound IT governance practices
• The components of the COBIT Framework
• How to apply COBIT in practice
  
  
  1. Introduction to COBIT
     • Positioning of COBIT from control objectives to IT governance
     • Governance concepts and IT issues and how COBIT is useful in these matters
     
     
     
  2. The need for control and a control framework
     • What is the business risk?
     • Achieving business objectives
     • Defining what is control
     • How to control and manage IT processes
     • The benefits of using COBIT to support control and governance of IT
     
     
     
  3. Introduction to COBIT Terminology
     • COBIT as an IT Framework
     • The Information Criteria
     • Information Resources
     • The Domains
     • The IT Processes
     • The Control Objectives
     • The Management Guidelines
     • The Audit Guidelines
     
     
     
  4. Applying COBIT in practice
     
     
  5. Introduction to Implementation Tools